We want to make Edinburgh Lindy Exchange accessible to dancers no matter their financial situation. Therefore, we are delighted to bring back our community fund, which offers support to dancers who may not otherwise be able to attend. Support is typically offered either through financial subsidies/scholarships, or guaranteed hosting, however we are open to other suggestions!
Applications for our community fund are open and start to be processed prior to ticket sales. This is because we know how stressful it can be applying for support after general registration opens, with the additional panic of tickets potentially selling out.
You can see ticket types and prices for ELX 2024 advertised on our Registration page.
Applying for the community fund
This year, applications to our community fund open from Wednesday 10 April.
The community fund is open to those interested in purchasing a full pass only.
Whilst support is not guaranteed, our aim is to offer as much support to as many people as possible.
Our community fund is now closed.
Support available
Guaranteed hosting
ELX does not coordinate hosting for the event. However, if a guarantee of somewhere to stay is what makes attending this event a possibility for you, please complete the form to give us more detail.
Financial subsidy or scholarship
We may be able to offer you a discount on the price of a ticket. Complete the form to let us know how much of a discount would make a pass affordable for you.
Other
There is also space on this form for you to tell us about other adjustments that might make attendance possible for you that aren’t necessarily financial, such as a shared ticket between parents.
How to contribute
Pay it forward
When registering for your ELX ticket, there will be the opportunity to contribute to the community fund through a pay it forward donation.
Hosting
Whilst ELX will generally not coordinate hosting for attendees, if you are a local Edinburgh dancer who would like to offer guaranteed hosting as part of the community fund, get in touch with us at bookings@edinburghlindyexchange.co.uk.
Unclaimed funds
We aim to distribute as much support as we can. However, any additional Pay It Forward donations which have not be used by attendees will be donated to the Black Lindy Hoppers Fund.
We first introduced our community fund for ELX 2023, were blown away by the generosity of attendees. Thanks to donations from 52 dancers, we were able to help 4 dancers attend.
We received a total of £320 in donations, of which £185 was distributed. The remaining
£135 was donated to Indepen-dance and the Frankie Manning Foundation.